diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/base-screen/base-screen.component.html b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/base-screen/base-screen.component.html
index 3f2ac8376..9c4f1885d 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/base-screen/base-screen.component.html
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/base-screen/base-screen.component.html
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
             <redaction-user-button
                 [user]="user"
                 [matMenuTriggerFor]="userMenu"
-                [showDot]="userPreferenceService.areDevFeaturesEnabled && appStateService.readyDownloads.length > 0"
+                [showDot]="fileDownloadService.pendingDownloads.length > 0"
             ></redaction-user-button>
             <mat-menu #userMenu="matMenu">
                 <button
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
                     translate="top-bar.navigation-items.my-account.children.admin"
                 ></button>
                 <button
-                    *ngIf="!permissionsService.isAdmin() && userPreferenceService.areDevFeaturesEnabled"
+                    *ngIf="permissionsService.isUser()"
                     [routerLink]="'/ui/downloads'"
                     mat-menu-item
                     translate="top-bar.navigation-items.my-account.children.downloads"
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/base-screen/base-screen.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/base-screen/base-screen.component.ts
index 06949635d..6449be038 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/base-screen/base-screen.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/base-screen/base-screen.component.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { UserPreferenceService } from '../../common/service/user-preference.serv
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { AppConfigKey, AppConfigService } from '../../app-config/app-config.service';
 import { Title } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import { FileDownloadService } from '../../upload-download/file-download.service';
 
 @Component({
     selector: 'redaction-base-screen',
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ export class BaseScreenComponent {
         public readonly permissionsService: PermissionsService,
         public readonly userPreferenceService: UserPreferenceService,
         public readonly titleService: Title,
+        public readonly fileDownloadService: FileDownloadService,
         private readonly _appConfigService: AppConfigService,
         private readonly _router: Router,
         private readonly _languageService: LanguageService,
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/downloads-list-screen/downloads-list-screen.component.html b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/downloads-list-screen/downloads-list-screen.component.html
index cf487dc4e..81cf1a500 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/downloads-list-screen/downloads-list-screen.component.html
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/downloads-list-screen/downloads-list-screen.component.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         <div class="left-container">
             <div class="header-item">
                 <span class="all-caps-label">
-                    {{ 'downloads-list.table-header.title' | translate: { length: appStateService.allDownloads.length } }}
+                    {{ 'downloads-list.table-header.title' | translate: { length: fileDownloadService.downloads.length } }}
                 </span>
             </div>
 
@@ -26,16 +26,16 @@
 
             <div class="grid-container" redactionHasScrollbar>
                 <!--      Table lines -->
-                <div *ngFor="let download of appStateService.allDownloads" class="table-item">
+                <div *ngFor="let download of fileDownloadService.downloads" class="table-item">
                     <div>
-                        <div class="table-item-title heading">{{ download.name }}</div>
+                        <div class="table-item-title heading">{{ download.filename }}</div>
                     </div>
                     <div>
-                        {{ download.type }}
+                        {{ download.downloadDetails | json }}
                     </div>
                     <div>
                         <div class="small-label">
-                            {{ download.date | date: 'd MMM. yyyy, hh:mm a' }}
+                            {{ download.creationDate | date: 'd MMM. yyyy, hh:mm a' }}
                         </div>
                     </div>
                     <div>
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
                     <div class="actions-container">
                         <div class="action-buttons">
                             <redaction-circle-button
-                                *ngIf="download.status === 'ready'"
+                                *ngIf="download.status === 'READY'"
                                 (action)="downloadItem(download)"
                                 tooltip="downloads-list.actions.download"
                                 tooltipPosition="before"
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/downloads-list-screen/downloads-list-screen.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/downloads-list-screen/downloads-list-screen.component.ts
index fce84cb71..7c28c7a9c 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/downloads-list-screen/downloads-list-screen.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/downloads-list-screen/downloads-list-screen.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Component } from '@angular/core';
-import { AppStateService, Download } from '../../state/app-state.service';
+import { FileDownloadService } from '../../upload-download/file-download.service';
+import { DownloadStatus } from '@redaction/red-ui-http';
 
 @Component({
     selector: 'redaction-downloads-list-screen',
@@ -7,15 +8,13 @@ import { AppStateService, Download } from '../../state/app-state.service';
     styleUrls: ['./downloads-list-screen.component.scss']
 })
 export class DownloadsListScreenComponent {
-    constructor(public appStateService: AppStateService) {
-        this.appStateService.reset();
-    }
+    constructor(public readonly fileDownloadService: FileDownloadService) {}
 
     public get noData(): boolean {
-        return this.appStateService.allDownloads.length === 0;
+        return this.fileDownloadService.downloads.length === 0;
     }
 
-    public downloadItem(download: Download) {
-        console.log('downloading', download);
+    public downloadItem(download: DownloadStatus) {
+        this.fileDownloadService.performDownload(download);
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/state/app-state.service.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/state/app-state.service.ts
index 69de05c95..fd419f8d9 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/state/app-state.service.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/state/app-state.service.ts
@@ -23,14 +23,6 @@ import { FileStatusWrapper } from '../screens/file/model/file-status.wrapper';
 import { ProjectWrapper } from './model/project.wrapper';
 import { saveAs } from 'file-saver';
 
-export interface Download {
-    name: string;
-    type: string;
-    date: Date;
-    status: string;
-    id: string;
-}
-
 export interface AppState {
     projects: ProjectWrapper[];
     ruleSets: RuleSetModel[];
@@ -41,7 +33,6 @@ export interface AppState {
     totalAnalysedPages?: number;
     totalDocuments?: number;
     totalPeople?: number;
-    downloads: Download[];
     versions: { [key: string]: { dictionaryVersion?: number; rulesVersion?: number } };
 }
 
@@ -74,12 +65,7 @@ export class AppStateService {
             activeFileId: null,
             activeRuleSetId: null,
             activeDictionaryType: null,
-            versions: {},
-            downloads: [
-                { name: 'Download 1', id: '1', date: new Date(), status: 'processing', type: 'project' },
-                { name: 'Download 2', id: '2', date: new Date(), status: 'queued', type: 'project' },
-                { name: 'Download 3', id: '3', date: new Date(), status: 'ready', type: 'project' }
-            ]
+            versions: {}
         };
     }
 
@@ -139,14 +125,6 @@ export class AppStateService {
         return result;
     }
 
-    get allDownloads(): Download[] {
-        return this._appState.downloads;
-    }
-
-    get readyDownloads(): Download[] {
-        return this._appState.downloads.filter((d) => d.status === 'ready');
-    }
-
     get activeRuleSetId(): string {
         return this._appState.activeRuleSetId;
     }
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/upload-download/download-status-overlay/download-status-overlay.component.html b/apps/red-ui/src/app/upload-download/download-status-overlay/download-status-overlay.component.html
index 76a1eb83a..d67d1c0ed 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/upload-download/download-status-overlay/download-status-overlay.component.html
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/upload-download/download-status-overlay/download-status-overlay.component.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-<section class="red-upload-download-overlay mat-elevation-z4">
+<section class="red-upload-download-overlay mat-elevation-z4" *ngIf="downloadService.pendingDownloads.length > 0">
     <div (click)="collapsed = !collapsed" class="red-upload-download-header">
         <div class="title">
-            {{ 'download-status.dialog.title' | translate: { len: downloadService.downloads.length } }}
+            {{ 'download-status.dialog.title' | translate: { len: downloadService.pendingDownloads.length } }}
         </div>
         <div *ngIf="!collapsed" class="collapse-icon">
             <mat-icon svgIcon="red:arrow-down"></mat-icon>
@@ -24,13 +24,10 @@
                     >
                         {{ model.filename }}
                     </div>
-                    <mat-spinner *ngIf="!ready(model)" class="upload-download-progress" diameter="15" color="primary"></mat-spinner>
+                    <mat-spinner *ngIf="!hasError(model)" class="upload-download-progress" diameter="15" color="primary"></mat-spinner>
                     <div *ngIf="hasError(model)" class="upload-download-progress error">
                         <mat-icon svgIcon="red:error"></mat-icon>
                     </div>
-                    <div *ngIf="successful(model)" class="upload-download-progress ok">
-                        <mat-icon svgIcon="red:check"></mat-icon>
-                    </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/upload-download/download-status-overlay/download-status-overlay.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/upload-download/download-status-overlay/download-status-overlay.component.ts
index 90c69ff00..878b7d065 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/upload-download/download-status-overlay/download-status-overlay.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/upload-download/download-status-overlay/download-status-overlay.component.ts
@@ -36,14 +36,6 @@ export class DownloadStatusOverlay implements OnInit {
         this._overlayRef.detach();
     }
 
-    ready(downloadStatus: DownloadStatus) {
-        return downloadStatus.status === 'READY' || downloadStatus.status === 'FAILED';
-    }
-
-    successful(downloadStatus: DownloadStatus) {
-        return downloadStatus.status === 'READY' && downloadStatus.lastDownload;
-    }
-
     hasError(downloadStatus: DownloadStatus) {
         return downloadStatus.status === 'FAILED';
     }
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/upload-download/file-download.service.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/upload-download/file-download.service.ts
index c85ae5799..cfe71b196 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/upload-download/file-download.service.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/upload-download/file-download.service.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export class FileDownloadService {
         private readonly _fileManagementControllerService: FileManagementControllerService,
         private readonly _dialogService: DialogService
     ) {
-        interval(2500).subscribe((val) => {
+        interval(5000).subscribe((val) => {
             this._getDownloadStatus().subscribe(() => {});
         });
     }
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ export class FileDownloadService {
                         this.performDownload(d);
                     }
                 });
-                this.pendingDownloads = this.downloads.filter((d) => !d.lastDownload && !this.inProgressDownloads.has(d.storageId));
+                // never downloaded or download still pending
+                this.pendingDownloads = this.downloads.filter((d) => !d.lastDownload || this.inProgressDownloads.has(d.storageId));
             })
         );
     }
@@ -71,7 +72,10 @@ export class FileDownloadService {
             )
             .subscribe((response) => {
                 download(response, status.filename);
-                this.inProgressDownloads.delete(status.storageId);
+                console.log('done');
+                setTimeout(() => {
+                    this.inProgressDownloads.delete(status.storageId);
+                }, 1000);
             });
     }
 }